He that has satisfied his thirst turns his back on the well.

Quote by Baltasar Gracian

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At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

At 20 a man is a peacock, at 30 a lion, at 40 a camel,...

Know or listen to those who know.

Know or listen to those who know.

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends,...

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Quit while you're ahead. All the best gamblers do.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let the first impulse pass, wait for the second.

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Attempt easy tasks as if they were difficult, and difficult as if they were easy;...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the...

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Never open the door to the lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink...

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Better mad with the rest of the world than wise alone.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Do not carry a spirit of contradiction, for it is to be freighted with stupidity...

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office show they have not deserved it.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and...

You should respect each other and refrain from disputes; you should not, like water and...

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.

Difference of religion breeds more quarrels than difference of politics.